As the epidemic starts to decline, Inquisitor General Celso de Guevara hands Mateo the bull granting his freedom, but the case is far from over.
Mateo and Valerio exhume German's corpse and corroborate he was also murdered by Ledesma. Zuniga takes advantage of the plague, the famine and the popular uprisings to negotiate with the Assistant ...
Plague decimates the crowded city, where many have arrived to embark for the New World to seek their fortune. Mateo Nunez is asked to discharge a debt to a dead friend - to bring his illegitimate son...
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Title: La peste (2018– )
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Seville, 16th century. During a terrible plague epidemic, the corpses of several murdered people are found, as an omen of the end of the world. Seville was one of the main cities of the Western world. Known as the Great Babylon, it was home to people of all races, where fifty different languages were spoken, and all the gold from America arrived into its port. It was one of the smelliest, most beautiful cities in the world, and the setting for this unique, character- driven thriller. Written by Movistar
This Spanish series is set in sixteenth century Seville when an outbreak of the bubonic plague has caused the city to be closed; much to the consternation of merchants involved in trade with the Spanish colonies in the New World. If concerns about illness weren't enough there have been a series of murders; Mateo Núñez, a former soldier who has returned to Seville to find the son of a friend despite being condemned by the inquisition for printing heretical works, is told he will be spared if he investigates the crimes.
If you like your historical dramas sanitised with healthy looking characters then this isn't for you. Even without the omnipresent threat of the plague most of the story is set in dark, filthy back alleys where violence could lurk around any corner. I confess that I found the story a little confusing at times but as it reached its conclusion it really came together and we get a solid conclusion. There are some fairly disturbing scene; including the sight of people being burnt at the stake. The cast does an impressive job, making us believe in their characters. Overall I'd recommend this to fans of historical dramas that don't sugar-coat the past.
These comments are based on watching the series in Spanish with English subtitles.